Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-01-13
FRIGHTFUL COLLISION.
Terrible and Fatal Calamity on the
Baltimore & Ohio Road, Near
Thin, Ohio
Seventeen Persons Killed aud MANY
Moro lDjurod---Euil Account OF
the Disaster.

TirFIN, O., Jan. 4,--The fast train on
tho Baltimore & Ohio railroad, which
left New York about 9oclock yesterday
for Chicago. with five coaches and four
slccpers, all well filed with passengers,
collided with an eastern bound freight
seven miles east OF this city about this
morning. The fast train was fifty minu.
ties late and was running ut the rate OF
sixty miles an hour, passing Republic, u
small station, like flash. They rushed
along q curve mile west of that town
when suddenly the engineer saw the
freight train under full Roadway within
n hundred yads of him. lie NJ once APP
piled the brakes and reversed his engine,
but 1t did no good, and the next Instant
the crash came. teleScoping the coaches
and piling them upon each other To
add to the horrible scene fire broke out
| in the smoking car and soon spread to
the other cars. Many people were killed
| outright, while Others were wCdged In
| among the broken cars and slowly CON
| sumed by the flames. The screams Of
| the wounded and dying were heartrcnd'
| ing, but no assistance could be rendered
until a farmer. awakened by the crash
| came and with other neighbors worked
! like heroes to save tho perishing, AT
this writing ten dead bodies have been
recovered and lie burned and disilgured
beside the track. Help was sent from
Republic and from this city as soon as
the news was received Ii Is impossible
| to give tho names of the killed or wound.
ed at this time. The cause OF the dis
aster is unknown.
TOLEDO. Ohio, Jan. 5.--The total mum.
Der of passengers on the wrecked b, 4
o. train was 65. Ten dead bodies have
been taken out and 3 more are believed
TO be In the ruins. Tho names as far rs
, identified are:
+. G. Barley, Washington.
VIM. FREDERICK fireman Of the express,
Washington.
Joseph osterman and . sons, Martins.
burg. w. Va
Mrs. Osterman and other children
were saved.
The smoker was entirely consumed, and
all the passengers in II killed, The cor
oner has gone from Tiilln to hold an in
quest. About n dozen wounded have
been taken to Republic, whore they are
being taken care of by the citizens.
TFFIN, O., Jan. 5,--The ground was
covered with snow. The collision oc'
CURED one mile from the town and al
most half mile from any one dwelling
and at Q o'clock In tho morning. One
Bradley, a prominent knight OF Labor
from Washington, while the flames were
bursting from tho Cur windows. which
had been broken in the crash OF the col
lision, by some means put out his hRn'
and threw his watch and pockctbook tc
those whom he could see outside. liz
was penned on the inside and being
roasted alive, but those who saw hu
were unable to render him any relief
They could hear the fren2ied and horror
stricken man as he madly endeavored e
burst the barrier that held him. Tit
charred remains of the express messen
ger consisted simply Of two thigh bones
which were found In the debris OF The
car The engineer and fireman OF th'
freight train reversed their engine ant
I. Jumped for the snow bank The engi
peer Of the express reversed his engine
and sprang to the left. The fireman en-
deavored to get out at the right, but DC
ing overcome with fright fell close TO hi
crushed engine and badly burned, bu
not beyond recognition. His body wa
placed In neat casllet and Is now ut tn
undertakcr's at Republic awaiting tb
, arrival of his relatives, There has bee
a steady stream Of citizens from all part
Of the country going to and returning
, from the wreck, II was reported tina
Congressman Seney. who had been HON
|, for few days on business, was on tn
wrecked train, but such was not The case